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Friday, April 20, 2012

This and That mini album

Hello there..... I'm back as promised with a little something I've been working on.

Amy Tangerine.....I've been admiring her lines for a while now. I love her vibrant products and her day books look amazing. I've not seen one in the flesh, although I did have a good look at Clare's completed one and it does look absolutely gorgeous.

A few weeks back I ordered the new Echo Park This and That Charming kit and after all the oooohing are arrrhhhing decided that this would be the
perfect choice of paper for a mini book.

Inspired by Amy's daybook I
wondered.......could I make my own version?

......I had a go and this is what I came up with.

The construction of the book didn't take long at all. I did remember to take some photos along the way (some of the time!) so if you fancy making one yourself here is how this one was put together.

1. I started by choosing five sheets of patterned paper from the kit and an acetate sheet that I've

Page 3 - a circle cut from a full sheet of 12x12. I
used my creative memories circle cutter but you could just as easily
use a dinner plate to draw around and cut out.

Page 4 - 11 x 7 again for the (brown) middle page. This page is set in the middle of the circle which makes it slightly offset from the page 1

and then an envelope for the middle.

These are the five papers selected and layered to form the book

3. Using a ruler and bone folder, crease down the center of each sheet.

4. Layer the sheets with the middle crease lined up.
5. Remember
if you'd like to place an envelope in the middle then this needs to be
added now, in the
middle of the center sheet of patterned paper. Line up
the crease on the flap of the envelope with
the center crease on the
middle sheet of patterned paper, like this....

6. Taking a pointy pokey tool, I used a bradawl..........

7. Make three holes using the centrally placed envelope as a guideline

I'd already stitched the book together before I thought about taking
these photos. I hope that you
can see from the photo below where the three
holes were placed ..... top, middle and bottom.

Don't be put off, the stitch is so straightforward. If I thought I could explain how it's done, well
enough, I would, chances are I would make the stitch much more complicated! The video
isn't too long and actually seeing someone work the stitch is so much easier to follow.

The stitch from the outside.

Really, it is easy peasy!!

So there you have it, a bare book, all ready to tell your story.

To give you a page by page account, here are all the pages throughout the book.

....... I do hope you have been inspired to create your own version, if you do please come back to leave me a link so I can stop by, have a look and leave you a comment.